Status:
COMPLETED
Atherosclerosis in the Coronary and Carotid Arteries
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Coronary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This study will compare changes in atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries (vessels on the surface of the heart that supply blood to the heart) with changes in the carotid arteries (vessels in...
Detailed Description
Under the general hypothesis that atherosclerosis is a systemic disease; the purpose of this protocol is to compare coronary artery atherosclerotic abnormalities with carotid artery abnormalities. Thi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA
- Patients will be a subset of patients participating in the multicenter IVUS protocol.
- Willingness to travel to the NIH to participate in the NHLBI MRI/IMT study.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- Pacemaker
- Defibrillator
- Brain aneurysm clips
- Implanted active medical devices (neural stimulators, cochlear implants, insulin pumps, etc.)
- Severe claustrophobia
- Allergy to gadolinium based contrast agents (only excludes the gadolinium portion of the test)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
January 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
125 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00080587
Start Date
April 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2005
Last Update
March 4 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892